Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 737222

Difficulty date
August 30, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9032U
Make and model
Boeing 737222
Aircraft serial
19070
Engine
Pwa JT8D7B
Part
Frame
Part number
65465436
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 685
Part time
57,962 hours
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AT R-CHECK VISIT, AN INSPECTION OF THE BODY STATION 685 FRAME INTEGRAL RIBS, FOUND THE FORWARD RIB AT WL 202 CRACKED AND PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED PER SERVICE BULLETIN 737-53-1055. A NEW CRACK WAS ALSO FOUND PROPAGATING OUTBOARD FROM THE OUTBOARD STOP HOLE THAT EXTENDS INTO THE VERTICAL OUTBOARD FLANGE FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 INCH. REPLACED BODY STATION FRAME 685 PER THE STRUCTURAL REPAIR MANUAL.